Emily Heil named 'Reliable Source' columnist

10/22/13 11:18 AM EDT

The Washington Post has tapped reporter Emily Heil to replace Amy Argetsinger on The Reliable Source, the paper's about-town gossip and celebrity column. The Post announced in September that Argetsinger, who is pregnant, would be moving to a new beat with "a more predictable work schedule."

To date, Heil has written for the Post's In the Loop blog, which "chronicles the foibles of the Beltway elite." Prior to that she was a congressional reporter.